Chapter 17-431: Matters Beyond Land and Gods (1/2)
-Ah, shit,- the Void Brothers looking on basically said together, staring at me.
-We have totally forgotten the true elephant in the room,- I /said softly.
-Elephant?- Briggs /repeated, eying me, looking around, speaking for everyone who was confused.
Sama got it, her eyes narrowing. -Bigger than the Divine means Creation.- She waved her hand. -Sir Pellier just brought it up. We are already the only free agents who can act in a situation that suppresses the Land and is hidden or barred from the Divine.-
Mental deep breaths took place among the hundreds of people now looking on.
We were inside the Shroud. We were the only ones who could bring this tiny little branch of the Shroud down.
Mortals were the only forces that could bring the ENTIRE Shroud down, and thus it would fall upon us to do so.
And... there was absolutely no guarantee that there were not other forces out there in Creation that were not doing the exact same thing, and only mortals could deal with them.
Indeed, they may have once have been spawned by the mightiest of mortals rebelling against the Land and the Divine, and could only be undone by the same.
-That is a MOMENTOUS burden for mortals to recognize and take on.- Those words, coming from the lips of a planetar, held an awesome amount of weight.
-And yet, all three Documents would be totally incomplete without it, for we are the only force that can actually do something about them.-
-That would mean formalizing a Duty and Obligation that exceeds that to the Divine and the Land,- Legion /summed up calmly. I noted Shvaughn peeking over their shoulder, keeping them between her and the Commander.
-A Creation Clause?- Helix /blurted out of nowhere. Everyone turned to look at him, and so it was Named.
-I believe such an Obligation would be behind the need for a True Emperor,- Briggs /stated softly. -There is no real need for anything above a True King, without a higher Obligation to support such a thing.-
-So we only need a ‘King of the World’ to support Creation itself, and that is their main job.- Sir Pellier rubbed a mental jaw. -That... sounds rather perfect, actually. I’m sure gods of Conquest and the like might have other reasons, but a True Emperor uniting a world, its mortal souls, and its gods behind them to help wage war on behalf of Creation and the Compact of Kings itself... it transcends Alignments themselves with its purpose behind it.
-The purpose behind it is War. It can only be done with great Discipline. The Cause is Noble and Just, the Need is practical and obvious, and it is all interwoven with utter Pragmatism, Ambition, Power, Death, Ruthlessness, and Conquest. The Divine could argue about the Balance of it all, but elements of all the Alignments are there.-
-The big problem is that the Divine can’t see the actual Cause that creates the need for such a thing,- Sama /pointed out. -Even if we prove it, they’ll forget it.- She glanced at Commander Haru’Ara and the Angelos, who both nodded.
-So it must be written with Truth.- Oddly enough, I was sure that there was someone here who could do that.
The Shroud could wipe away the memory of things, but it could not make lies out of Truth. The Words were powers beyond gods, too.
The Angelos /spoke up suddenly, -Lady Traveler, can you make such a Tome for the Forces of Heaven itself?- I /glanced at him inquiringly. -If it is written with Truth, even if the Shroud can make them forget... when it comes, the Truth would be restored instantly, and they would know instantly what to do.-
-Oh ho!- Briggs /exclaimed for everyone, and the Void Brothers swayed as if a wave had just washed across them. -Trav, gotta back him on that. The edge that could give Heaven, and whole worlds, against the Shroud, is titanic.-
-Agreed. Make me some Goldcloth Paper, and I’ll make sure it is ready, as well as the other Documents.-
The Constitutional Convention had just taken on multiversal meaning as part of a greater whole. Work, work, work. At least I wouldn’t have to Empower it, I just had to open a moment of time, however temporarily, that the Divine could act in. Their power would take care of the rest.
Responsibility, Loyalty, Duty. A virtuous cycle of strength, when built on the right foundation...
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